diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/tcons b/xCAT-client/bin/tcons
index c7f5ea4fb..cc0af755d 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/tcons
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/tcons
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 f=1                                                                    
 p=0                                                                    
-for i in `nodels $1`; do                                               
+for i in `nodels "$1"`; do
     if [ "$f" = 1 ]; then                                              
         f=0                                                            
     	qdate=$((`date +%s`+5))